Lesley McLean
Writer & editor of greeting cards and jokes; artsy-crafty; reader, especially of crime thrillers - like to post reviews too!
@headlinebooks.bsky.social
📚 Home to brilliant fiction & non-fiction. 📚 Stories to discover. Books to keep. 📚 Tag us in your post for a chance to be featured!
@womagwriter.bsky.social
Blog for writers. Regular links to free entry writing competitions. News about fiction in women's magazines. Calls for submission. Publication opportunities. Writing tips. https://womagwriter.blogspot.com/
@linanderson.bsky.social
A free spirit. Also crime writer & co-founder of the @BloodyScotland international crime writing festival. Twitter: Lin_Anderson Instagram: LinAndersonWriter Threads: LinAndersonWriter
@jennysundskogen.bsky.social
Watercolor artist who is also a book-loving knitter and a poodle mom 😊
@stephmerritt.bsky.social
Author & journalist. Sunday Times #1 best-selling Giordano Bruno series. Formerly of The Observer. Sometimes on the radio. Rep’d by Jonny Geller/Curtis Brown 📚🗞️🎙️✍🏼
@southwarkslitfest.bsky.social
The Local Festival for Local Authors Affordable, accessible, and tremendous fun. Main festival Saturday 20th September, evening events 12th June & 18th Sept Leamington Spa Warwickshire www.southwarwickshireliteraryfestival.com
@writersguildgb.bsky.social
The UK trade union for writers in TV, film, theatre, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames Join us! www.writersguild.org.uk
@rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage [bridged from https://rollingstone.com/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/rollingstone.com ]
@gregjenner.bsky.social
~Public Historian 📜🤓 ~Host & creator of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME comedy & history podcast😆🧐📻📜🏛️ ~Hon. Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓 ~ Author of 7 funny history books ✍️📚 ~ CBBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV (series 1-9) 🎭🤣 ~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️ www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
@newyorker.com
Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@interviewroomone.bsky.social
We're a team of crime fiction loving writers and readers bringing authors and readers together via interviews, reviews, articles and from 2025, phsyical and online events. Find out more at www.interviewroomone.com
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social
Winner Author’s Blogger of the Year 2023 - #UBBAs / “Book hoover legend” - Erin Kelly / “Book tart” - Clare Mackintosh / Let’s talk about books,baby!📚
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
Paramedic/Team Leader (views my own) Runner (including crazy distance runner!) Book reviewer #TheReadingParamedic™️ UK Book Blogger of the Year 2023 🏆 All my links here: https://linktr.ee/thereadingparamedic
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
Scotland’s International Festival of Crime Writing. Stirling. 12-14th September 2025.
@huddlitfest.bsky.social
Award-winning annual community festival held in the Spring in venues across Huddersfield and online. Championing accessibility, diversity and under-represented groups and showcasing emerging artists alongside major names https://www.huddlitfest.org.uk
@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
The north of England's longest-running literature festival. Coming in 2025: 3-19 October 2025. #ILF25 | Produced by @thewordupnorth.bsky.social
@capitalcrime.bsky.social
A celebration of the crime and thriller genre. 🔎 13th - 14th June 2025. Info@capitalcrime.org Tickets on sale now: capitalcrime.org
@harrogatefestivals.bsky.social
We bring the very best in music, literature, crime writing, salon, spectacle and education to Harrogate
@hullnoir.bsky.social
A regional, national and international crime writing festival. Monthly evenings running at Hull Libraries featuring debut authors through to bestsellers.
@baytales.bsky.social
Visit http://baytales.com Bay Tales Live 2026 happening in Whitley Bay on 28/02/26 tickets available now! Visit our website for the best tickets at the best price. £41.75 for the WHOLE DAY!
@stockportnoir.bsky.social
Crime fiction festival in the North West. Saturday 31st January 2026 at Stockport Masonic Guildhall
@damedenisemina.bsky.social
Writer, cyclist, biscuit connoisseur. A bit much. Latest books: Three Fires & The Second Murderer. Coming soon: The Good Liar
@alicefeeney.com
New York Times bestselling author of SOMETIMES I LIE, HIS & HERS (coming to Netflix 2025), ROCK PAPER SCISSORS and DAISY DARKER. BEAUTIFUL UGLY coming 2025.
@hildur.bsky.social
Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!
@liljawriter.bsky.social
Award winning Icelandic author of “The Reykjavik Noir Trilogy” and “Arora Investigates” series. New book: DARK AS NIGHT - out now!
@anncleeves.bsky.social
Reader, crime-writer and advocate for libraries and the Reading for Wellbeing project. Creator of Vera Stanhope, Shetland and Matthew Venn, among others.
@andrewjgreig.bsky.social
No 1 bestselling author, CWA New Blood Dagger listed, multiple McIlvanney Prize listed creator of books. insta @andrew_james_greig http://andrewjgreig.wordpress.com
@jenfaulknerwriter.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, #PCD mum. #WhatGoesAround OUT NOW WITH Bloodhound Books.
@mwcraven.bsky.social
Chatter of 💩, writer of books. Author of Sunday Times bestselling #WashingtonPoe & #TillyBradshaw / #BenKoenig / #AvisonFluke series. Winner of CWA Gold/Steel Dagger/ #Theakstons OP Crime Novel of the Year Award #mwcraven
@gillianmauthor.bsky.social
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer. I always delete my first draft.
@jocallaghankat.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestseller In the Blink of an Eye, winner of Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year & CWA New Blood Dagger. Book 2 Leave No Trace. Agent: susanW1F
@robertrutherford.bsky.social
Crime Writer repped by David Headley @ DHH. Also writes as Robert Scragg. Sunday Times bestseller SEVEN DAYS out now at https://tinyurl.com/yc6pf4bx
@stevecavanagh.bsky.social
Writer, dog walker, professional procrastinator. Writes the Eddie Flynn books and sometimes other things too.
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether 🦚 📚 Broadcaster 🏳️🌈 Homosexual Linktr.ee/ajwest
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social
Writer & musician. 18th novel Living is a Problem out now. Album Crow Hill out now. Drummer for Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. www.dougjohnstone.com
@crimediva.bsky.social
Writer of all things criminal. Recovering barrister. Carlsbad/Edinburgh/Arundel. Fan of long, late night chats and reading books that scare the bejesus out of me. Licorice is the way to my heart. Here for Luc & Ava info.
@dvbishop.com
Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, set in Renaissance Italy • CARNIVAL OF LIES out 26.05.25 • Buy my books: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
@cmacwritescrime.bsky.social
Author: Erika Piper, Stonebridge, Little Ghost. THE KILLER’S CHRISTMAS LIST. Represented by David Headley. Co-founder of Stockport Noir.
@valmcdermid.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, civil(sometimes) partner, mother, lesbian feminist, lover of libraries, vocalist with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Once described as the ‘gobby shop steward of crime fiction’. Www.valmcdermid.com @quineofcrime on Insta
@alexnorth.co.uk
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling crime writer, based in Leeds, UK. I publish as Alex North but my friends call me Steve. www.alexnorth.co.uk